Bids will be received by the Office of the City Engineer of the City of Urbana, Ohio until 2:00 p.m. Eastern time, Thursday, September 4, 2025 for the city’s Park Avenue Storm Sewer Project (Bid #25-01). Bids can ONLY be submitted through Bid Express ® and can be accessed through the city’s Bid Express ® webpage: https://www.bidexpress.com/businesses/101329/home. A digital ID shall be required for the bidder to submit a bid electronically through Bid Express ®. The electronic bid opening will be held in the Engineering Office at the Urbana Municipal Building at 205 South Main Street, Urbana, OH 43078, but in-person attendance is not required. This project encompasses the installation of a new storm sewer main in the boulevard of the second block of Park Avenue between Windsor Avenue and South Kenton Street, including storm sewer work within the intersections. Engineer’s Estimate: $170,000.00 Bids shall be submitted electronically and shall be accompanied by either a Bid Guaranty Bond issued in favor of the City of Urbana, Ohio in the amount of 100% of the Bid amount or by a certified check, cashier’s check, or letter of credit on a solvent bank in the amount of not less than 10% of the amount of the Bid, subject to conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a satisfactory Performance Bond in favor of the City of Urbana, Ohio in the amount of 100% of the Bid in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. Furthermore, upon inspection and release of the performance bond, the awarded project contractor shall submit a maintenance bond in the amount of one half of the original performance bond amount in favor of the City of Urbana, Ohio. The maintenance bond shall remain in full force for 36 months until final inspection and acceptance of the work by all parties covered under the bond. The owner anticipates that this project will be awarded in mid-September 2025 with construction to follow. If the contractor can complete the project during the remainder of the 2025 construction season, the completion date will be November 14, 2025. Otherwise, construction can commence in the spring of 2026 with completion on or before May 29, 2026. All contractors and subcontractors involved with the project will, to the extent practicable, use Ohio products, materials, services, and labor in the implementation of their project. Additionally, contractor compliance with the equal employment opportunity requirements of Ohio Administrative Code shall be required, including evidence of a valid Certificate of Compliance from the Ohio Department of Development prior to construction contract execution. Domestic steel use requirements as specified in Ohio Revised Code Section 153.011 apply to this project. In accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 153.03, during the life of the project, the prime contractor and all subcontractors shall be enrolled and remain in good standing in the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation (OBWC) Drug-Free Workplace Program or a comparable program approved by OPWC. The contractor and all subcontractors shall pay employees on the project the prevailing wages established by the Ohio Department of Commerce, Bureau of Labor and Worker Safety, including all updates, and shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 4115 of the Ohio Revised Code. No bids shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the opening thereof. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive irregularities in any Bid and to accept any Bid which is deemed by the Owner to be most favorable to the Owner.